High endogenous salivary amylase activity is associated with improved glycemic homeostasis following starch ingestion in adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 853-858

  Mandel, Abigail L ^a   Breslin, Paul A S ^a,b  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; STARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; REACTION TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STARCH;

EID: 84862061465     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.156984     Document Type: Article

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